US warns of Chinas military advances

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WHILE the EU prepares to lift the China arms embargo, Washington is urging caution, saying that Beijing has drawn up a blueprint for attacking Taiwan and could be America’s main military adversary within ten years.

A Pentagon report sent to Congress last Saturday detailed Chinese contingency plans for invading the US-protected island, including the deployment of sophisticated missiles along the Taiwan Strait and the upgrading of fighter aircraft.

China’s “determined focus on preparing for conflict in the Taiwan Strait raises serious doubts over Beijing’s declared policy of seeking peaceful reunification [with Taiwan],” said a senior Pentagon official presenting the annual